Untitled

Nihal Chand

ca. 1700 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Asian Art

This accomplished picture can be attributed to the artist Chand, who worked for Raj Singh of Junia during the final years of the seventeenth century. The maharaja is shown seated in a howdah atop an elephant silhouetted against a hillside. He is attended by a young prince (?) on horseback and followed by prominent members of his court. Below and peeking over the hill are glimpses of foot soldiers carrying banners. The small state of Junia was located in the Ajmer region in central Rajasthan.

Artist

Nihal Chand

Date

ca. 1700

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Culture

India (Rajasthan, Junia)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2005